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Okay, these shouldn't retail for more than $150, IMO
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I agree. They look decent though. I'm glad they went away from the drop-in midsole.
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Drop-in midsoles were one the worst ideas
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It works for like 2 games and they make great casual shoes but after that you need to replace them.
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these are looking worse and worse with every set of photos that gets released
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I'm really feeling these joints. I got enough IXs. Time for the Xs
If executed properly by Nike, these have the potential to be as great as the 8's
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The straight line of the midsole with no interruption all the way from the cf piece to the back is SOOOO plain, but that front portion saves it for me. Side view now has me a bit baffled as to why they made it just straight fuse and plain, cheap-looking swoosh stuck on it in a kinda boring way. Tongue gets major props though
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Looks mad comfy tho.. finally no more lunarlon... right?
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Idk ya'll, the 9's were GREAT...these? Idk...like everyone is saying...$150 may be an attractive price point to scoop a pair. Have a feeling they will be $160-$165
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99.9% sure these have lunarlon in the forefoot (going off of deconstruction pics from earlier in the thread)
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The upper kinda reminds me of the Lebron 12- it looks like a knit pattern almost.
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Lunarlon is fine, it's been used on Kobe's since the 4, I believe. It's the drop-in lunarlon midsole crap that needs to never return.
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Kobe 5, 6 and 7 all had zoom.. (7 was the first to have the replaceable insoles). 4's had it only in the heel if I remember correctly.
Zoom> lunar.
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Kobe's started out with zoom, hence the name "zoom kobe 1, zk1".
I'm pretty sure the 4,5,6 midsole was made out of lunarlon. I might be wrong.
I'm just saying the drop-in stuff is a joke.
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I was thinking the same thing. The midsole has no sharp lines and the upper is plain as can be, which is not a bad thing as patterns, graphics, gradients can be applied easily. The shoe is shaped like a bobsled lol.
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I am in love with these.
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For those who are unsure, first post says forefoot is Lunarlon.
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Tongue is pretty sick IMO
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These aint bad. I still need to see more colorways though
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Interested to see what Nike does with the colorways. I think the model is solid enough to be successful, but if the colorways look mostly like the one in the leaked photos, then the 10's a flop.
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i'm hearing that the elites are much different, with different materials (probably flyknit again?)
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They don't look bad. I just don't get the pricing.
At least I'm not immediately turned off like i was when I saw he highs
At least I'm not immediately turned off like i was when I saw he highs
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IVs had zoom in the heel, with the rest being lunarlon. Vs and VIs both had forefoot and heel zoom, no lunarlon. The Vs and VIs had phylon midsoles. Kobe I through VII were all "Zoom Kobe" in name. The IXs are the first Kobe to date where there's been absolutely no zoom option of any kind, whether it's built into the shoe or through an insert like the 8s.
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they should have at least sold the insoles on nikeid with a zoom option 
